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Blessed Marian Górecki
Blessed Marian Górecki

Blessed Marian Górecki

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

22 March; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

21 May 1903 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

Shot on Good Friday 22 March 1940 in a field outside the Stutthof concentration camp near Sztutowo, Pomorskie, Poland; in 1946 he and others in the mass grave were exhumed and re-buried in a cemetery in the Gdansk district of Zaspa, Poland

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Marian Górecki, born on 21 May 1903 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland, was the son of Tomas and Petronela Górecki. At the age of 17, he joined the army to fight in the Polish-Bolshevik war. After his military service, he felt a calling to the priesthood and entered the seminary, where he excelled academically and graduated with honors. On 1 July 1928, he was ordained to the priesthood.

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